[Inbound Guests Rave] Overseas Guests Captivated by Japanese Spring Drawn with 'Kitpas'! Report on the 4th Live Drawing Event 'Ranman' at Tokyo Bay Shiomi Prince Hotel

Nihon Rikagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Takahisa Oyama), founded in 1937 and boasting a 70% domestic share in "Dustless Chalk" manufacturing, held a "Kitpas Window Art" event with artist Masae Matsunaga at Tokyo Bay Shiomi Prince Hotel (Koto-ku, Tokyo) for two days on March 14th and 15th, 2026.

This project is a co-creation promotion that transforms hotel windows into dynamic canvases using "Kitpas," an art material born from rice wax that draws vividly on smooth surfaces like glass and mirrors and can be erased with water. This event, in particular, stood out for the enthusiastic support from overseas guests and the high evaluation of the product's safety and quality.

This window art is scheduled to be viewable until early April.

Work Title: "Ranman -Ranman-"

This is the 4th Kitpas window art event held at the same hotel, which started in 2025. With the theme of "Edo x TOKYO Spring," the art titled "Ranman -Ranman-" dynamically and delicately expresses Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms, evoking the essence of Edo. Artist Masae Matsunaga depicted the energy announcing the arrival of spring across the entire window.

[Comment from Artist Masae Matsunaga]

To allow overseas guests to feel the beautiful spring of Japan, I imagined Ukiyo-e...